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HP Converged Cloud Runs On OpenStack
HP's Converged Cloud package is to run on a hardened version of the open source OpenStack software
Google Chrome Tabs Moves Across Multiple Devices
Google Chrome web browser users can transfer their browsing session to whatever device they are using
Patent Struggles Replace The Browser Wars
If Netscape's patents are up for grabs, we need to watch the fact of SSL, says Peter Judge
Microsoft: Quit Windows XP in Two Years
Vista death knell also sounded as mainstream support is ended
Wikimedia Foundation Drops Google Maps
The Wikimedia Foundation has shifted away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap in its mobile applications, following a wider trend
Microsoft Strikes $1.1 Billion Deal To Purchase 800 AOL Patents
Microsoft picks up Netscape and MapQuest in patent portfolio deal
Red Hat’s Clustered Storage Polishes Gluster
Red Hat's open source cloud file system supports Hadoop for big data
Facebook Buys Instagram Over Protests Of Some Users
Facebook is to pay £630m for Instagram, though some of the photo-sharing app's 30 million users have complained that the social network is 'for old people'
OpenStack Releases ‘Essex’ Cloud OS
OpenStack's fifth-generation 'Essex' release adds pluggability to the open source cloud operating system
Tablets And E-Readers Spur More Book Reading
The arrival of e-readers and tablets has renewed people's love affair with reading, says a new Pew study
Dell On Spending Spree As Make Technologies Acquisition Announced
Dell has announced that it will acquire legacy modernisation software provider Make Technologies
Microsoft Ups Desktop Virtualisation Game With Fresh Betas
Microsoft's new virtualisation betas look to improve user experience across machines
Canonical Busts Out Metal-as-a-Service For Cloudy Days
MaaS looks to bring cloud-like server management to IT teams
Good Technology: BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Just More Ineffective MDM
RIM's MDM product doesn't do much different to competitors, says Good Technology
SwiftKey Android Keyboard Offers Better Typing Experience
The popular Android app Swiftkey now offers a better typing experience thanks to its predictive capabilities
Open Source Joomla CMS Hits 30m Downloads
The open-source Joomla content management system has now been downloaded 30 million times
Microsoft Enters Top 20 Linux Contributors List
In an ironic development, Microsoft is now ranked in the top twenty of contributors to the Linux kernel
IBM Updates DB2, InfoSphere Warehouse 10 for Big Data
IBM has updated its DB2 database, as well as releasing InfoSphere Warehouse 10 for big data
TomTom Sat-Navs Lose Their Way
A “leap year bug” blamed on the third-party software caused GPS navigation devices to lose the connection
Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over Patents
Facebook has hit back at Yahoo's lawsuit and filed its own countersuit, accusing it of infringing ten patents
Yahoo Open Sources Mojito JavaScript Framework
Yahoo has open-sourced its Mojito JavaScript framework to give developers a platform-flexible HTML5 toolset
Apache Promotes Big Data Tool
Sqoop, a big data tool for transferring data between Hadoop and structured data stores, has graduated to top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation
Internet Explorer Reverses Market Share Losses
A new study has found Microsoft's IE web browser has begun to regain the market share it has lost in recent years
Chrome 18 Adds Hardware Acceleration
Google's freshly released Chrome 18 browser adds hardware-accelerated Canvas rendering for applications such as games
Druva Adds Mobile Capabilities To Backup Service
Druva's on-premises enterprise configuration can now control 100,000 devices from a single console
Apache Rave Graduates To Top-Level Status
The open source mashup platform Apache Rave has moved out of the Apache Software Foundation's incubator to become a top-level project
Individual Government IT Projects To Be Capped At £100m
Francis Maude aims to cut IT spending by capping costs
Munich Saves More Than €4m By Switching To Linux
Mayor of Munich says that LiMux project has helped cut licensing costs
Facebook Shaping Secret Social Search Engine
Facebook is reportedly developing an improved social search engine as it gears up for its forthcoming IPO